Any GTD implementers out there have this same challenge and setup and want to tackle this one? Patrick is looking for some advice on managing GTD systems across two systems. I wonder if there is any conventional wisdom/tools/tips/tricks for implementing GTD (I am using the Outlook plugin) when I have to navigate TWO Exchange profiles …
Category Archives: Productivity Tips
Tips for setting up GTD lists
GTD Secrets: True Confessions of a GTD Coach – Episode 2 In this great 5 minute podcast, David Allen Company coach Meg Edwards shares her journey with setting up her GTD lists. If you’ve ever wondered if you have this “list thing” down, listen to Meg’s coaching on: – Do you need to setup the …
The power of asking, "What's the next action?"
We always love hearing how people are applying GTD in their lives. This heartfelt story came in to David from Peggy in Massachusetts, who shared her experience asking the simple GTD question: “What’s the next action?” Asking myself “What’s the next action?” recently resulted in a wonderfully positive experience in my life. In 1970, I …
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What is GTD?
GTD Secrets: True Confessions of a GTD Coach – Episode 1 We are thrilled to have Meg Edwards, one of the masters of GTD at the David Allen Company, providing her perspective, humor and wisdom on the world of GTD. She will be doing a new series for GTD Times called “GTD Secrets: True Confessions …
David developed GTD because…
Here is an interview with David Allen by the publisher of the Polish version of Getting Things Done. Q: You developed the Getting Things Done Program because… A: I had discovered that applying some rather simple techniques could have profound results, immediately, in people’s ability to focus, stay relaxed, and make positive progress in their …
Better workflow with better deskflow
GTD’er Grant recently wrote to David Allen to share his “Drag Reduction Project” for improving his GTD workflow. I realized my physical work area did not support my GTD systematic approach. I cleared my desk and used my label maker to visually make areas of the desk to support how I work. So far this …
Truly Ready for Anything: an image from a Summit Attendee
If a picture is worth a thousand words, this one basically says it all. What could better illustrate the value of GTD than someone like Steve Pugh, pictured below, on duty in Iraq with a copy of “Getting Things Done” at his fingertips. Steve was just at the recent GTD Global Summit and took the …
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GTD Global Summit Day Two: Session One – Making it All Work with David Allen
For many people this is the session they came to see. After years of reading, re-reading, listening to, watching and discussing “Getting Things Done: the art of stress-free productivity” people, especially the majority of the people at the Summit who are serious about practicing GTD – are ready for something new from David. “Making it …
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A Twitter's-Eye View of the GTD Global Summit – 1st 1/3 Day 1
For those of you that would like a voyeuristic view into the GTD Global Summit, I present for your lengthy reading pleasure all of the tweets from the legions of twitterers that are attending the summit. (And there are many, at least half the audience is on twitter). These are in reverse chronological order so …
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An example of GTD on the Web
Editor’s Note: This is a piece by a new GTD Times Contributor, David Pierce. David is a unique contributor to GTDtimes due to the fact that he’s about half of the age of the typical reader of this site. We love his fresh perspective and the fact that he represents the first generation to have …
Meaning, Neatness and Organization
I had one of those “why didn’t I make the connection before? It’s so obvious!” moments recently, while thinking through a chapter of my book-in-progress. The three things I connected were David Allen’s subtle definition of organization: “where things are suits what they mean to you,” James C. Scott’s masterpiece on how governments develop an …
Great News, GTD Global Summit Now Offering Single Day Passes!
If you were one of the folks we heard from who wished to attend the GTD Global Summit but simply couldn’t get away for both days this should be some welcome news. In response to a surprising number of requests that we make passes available for each of the two days of the Summit, the …
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Crank up Your GTD Process by Using a My World Mindmap.
A Community Contribution by Arif & Ali Vakil I love GTD Connect. And within Connect, my favorite bit is the David Allen Teleseminars. In my early GTD days I would gets heaps of coaching and guidance from every single minute of the teleseminar. However recently it’s more of the stray comment that David mentions which …
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Reducing Information Overload
A new study conducted jointly by Harris Interactive and Xerox indicate that reducing information overload can yield better use of time – particularly for those working in government positions. This in turn is associated with the possibility that additional cost savings can be realized as a result. David Allen has long been aware of this …
Scobleizer Gets Schooled! (how Robert Scoble relearns GTD)
Robert Scoble, the well known blogger and ultra popular twitterer (Is that a word? This new lexicon is getting weirderer all the time ;-) just had a full day of Workflow Coaching from David Allen Company. Robert was very impressed and had nothing but good things to say about the experience and the fact that …
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David Allen on Twitter!
If you’re a David Allen fan then this is news you probably want to hear. David, the man behind GTD has finally leaped with both feet fully into the Web2.0 World by signing up for Twitter. So if you are interested in what David has to say – or as Twitter says – “what David …
GTD on Vacation
Editor’s Note: Here’s a post from new contributor Erik Hanberg. When he wrote me about this and said that he was going on his honeymoon with no more advance planning then the tickets home I thought to myself poor man – he’s going to come home a divorcee… Apparently he chose more wisely that I …
Reminder: David Allen and Eric Mack Presenting at LotusSphere Jan 19th & 20th
If you’re attending LotusSphere be sure to attend the two sessions being presented by David Allen and Eric Mack. The first session, Best Practices Session, BP304: “IBM Lotus Notes and Me: Maximizing Personal Productivity with Lotus Notes” will take place at 5:00 PM on January 19, at the Swan Hotel (SW 7-10). Due to the …
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A Quick Photo of David in Seattle
From his recent book signing, here’s David and friends in Seattle
Want to Hear David Discuss Using Lotus Notes? Check Out this Podcast
Michael Sampson, the collaboration expert and author of Seamless Teamwork: Using Microsoft® SharePoint® Technologies to Collaborate, Innovate, and Drive Business in New Ways (BP-Other)(which will be reviewed here soon) spent some time talking with David recently about Lotus Notes. Mainly they discussed how he and the company use Lotus Notes and how Notes supports GTD. …
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